In the Moment...

Dear Apples,

Here are a few things I'm enjoying/looking at/planning on DIY'ing, etc...

I am adoring these still lifes, and the site that I found them on.

I will be making these for Christmas. Take a mason jar, toss in some evergreens, add a handful of cranberries and then top up with water and a tealight. Easy classy Christmas chic. Sure, the cats might burn their moustaches off on them, but they've gotta learn.

(I found this at Pintrest, which is a deadly site. You've been warned.)

How writer-geek are these? I am just waiting to grow my claws out a little more, then I shall be attempting this. If I didn't keep my nails short for all my violin practing (ha ha), I'd totally grow them out ghetto-chic and rock the bling.

Apparently, this is the best carpet cleaner in the world. As we have old gross carpets and I live with a bunch of hobos, I will be trying it (especially if we invite the entire family over for Christmas dinner again and have to hide our filth in a belivable way):

1. Scrape up the liquid.

2. Sprinkle baking soda or cornstarch on stain to let absorb for 10 minutes and then vacuum.

3. Mix one tablespoon clear dishwashing liquid and one tablespoon white vinegar with two cups of warm water.

 

4. Using a white cloth, sponge the stain with the detergent/vinegar solution and blot until all the liquid is absorbed.

5. Sponge off with cold water and blot dry.

Now, I'm not saying I WANT YOU TO MAKE THIS FOR ME FOR CHRISTMAS, but I'm not NOT saying it.

I don't even know what to say about this, except for what the previous poster said. "If that means teasing your hair and parading about like you're hot shit with swans in the background, then that's what you need to do."

While I can't enjoy soba noodles anymore, I can still enjoy the artistry. The pure, pure fan-boy artistry.

In closing, I shall leave you with this... also from Pintrest.

I think we both know we're more than willing to go there-- in the name of adventure.